March 10, 1945
Match: Football League, Northern Section, Regional 2, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00.
Liverpool – Tranmere Rovers 3-1 (2-0).
Attendance: 15,102.
Referee: Mr. J. Delaney (Chester).
Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Jack Westby (Blackburn Rovers), Jeff Gulliver (Reading), Harry Kaye, Laurie Hughes, Jack Pilling (South Liverpool), Jack Campbell, Phil Taylor, Berry Nieuwenhuys, George Hinsley (Bradford City), Horace Cumner (Arsenal).
Tranmere Rovers (2-3-5): Butler, Ted Anderson, Eric Hornby, Arthur Barrett, Ernest Richards, Stewie Williamson, Harold Atkinson, Abe Rosenthal, Allder, Danny Glidden (Reading), Alf Hanson (Chelsea).
The goals: 1-0 Nieuwenhuys, 2-0 Hinsley (39 min.), 3-0 Nieuwenhuys (84 min.), 3-1 Glidden (88 min.).
Match report from the Evening Express, Saturday, March 10 – 1945:
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